used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
anew
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ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
atonementnounUS /əˈtoʊnmənt/
compensation for a wrong
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
Cobham
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From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
descendantnounUS /dɪˈsendənt/
a person considered as descended from some ancestor
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
eighthadjectiveUS /eɪtθ/
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
communicated in words
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
FalstaffnounUS /ˈfɔːlstæf/
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
Falstaff'snounUS /ˈfɔːlstæfs/
possessive form of “falstaff” — a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
faultsnounUS /fɔːlts/
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
improveverbUS /ˌɪmˈpruːv/
to make better
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
Lollard
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From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
mistakingnounUS /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oldcastle
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From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
an amount of time
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playsnounUS /pleɪz/
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
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a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
ringingnounUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Falstaff's humour made ample atonement for his faults, and the desire to improve his acquaintance is said by several authorities to have been expressed by Queen Elizabeth herself.
term of address for a man
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
not in physical motion
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The character of Falstaff, first known as Oldcastle, had taken the town, but the name had been changed at the instance of the eighth Lord Cobham, a descendant of the great Lollard, Sir John Oldcastle.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
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the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We are told that her Majesty requested the poet to present the fat knight in love, and that he obeyed instructions in a few weeks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
WindsornounUS /ˈwɪnzər/
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE MIDDLE PERIOD Turning again to the plays, there is reason to believe that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" followed "Henry IV."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading There is no mistaking the high spirits in which the work is written; they are still ringing through every line.
